Mamidikaaya menthi baddalu(quick raw mango pickle)

Ingredients

• Raw/Green Mango 1(small)
• Paprika Chilli Powder 1/2 cup
• Canola Oil 1/2 cup
• Mustard Powder 1 teaspoon
• Methi Powder 1 teaspoon
• Asafoetida/Hing 1/2 teaspoon
• Salt to taste

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Preparation

• Peel the skin off the mango and cut it into small cubes(approx.2 cups). Now take a pan and pour the oil in it and place the pan on the stove and heat the oil till it reaches smoking point . Now add the asafoetida/hing to the very hot oil and switch off the stove.
• When the oil temperature comes down a bit(it should still be little hot) add the chilli powder to the hing oil.
• Meanwhile get the Methi/Mustard powder ready. Add 1 teaspoon of methi seeds and 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds to a pan and dry roast them on medium heat till they are done. Let the seeds cool down and then grind it into a fine powder.
• Now the oil with hing and chilli powder is cooled down. Add the mango pieces,and methi/mustard powder to the oil and mix it.
• Now add the required amount of salt to the mango , spice, oil blend and mix it well.The pickle is all done.